NEW LONDON, Conn.–  Maggie Groszek's first quarter goal pushed the second-ranked Amherst College women's hockey team to a 3-0 win against Connecticut College Friday night. With Stott's 23 saves, the Mammoths delivered their sixth shutout of the season. 

With the win the Mammoths improve to 9-1-2 and the Camels fall to 5-4-4. Amherst faces Connecticut College at Dayton Arena again tomorrow, January 13, for a 3 p.m. puck drop.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: 

* With 13:20 left in the first period, Miyu Miyazaki skated down the middle of the ice shooting at the Mammoth goal, the shot was followed up by another from Sydney Cresta, both of which were saved by Mammoth goalkeeper Natalie Stott.

* With 3:33 left Maeve Reynolds skated through the Camels' defense shooting to the bottom right. The puck was rebounded to Maggie Groszek who netted the puck, scoring the first goal of the game and her first of the season. 

* In the second period, with 8:52 left, Rylee Glennon sped down the right side of the ice. She passed the puck across the center of the ice just missing Reynolds who was in front of the Camels' goal. 

* With 8:13 left, Bridget McGann shot from far left, but Stott made a phenomenal save, diving to cover the puck.

* With 4:40 left, on an Amherst power play, Alyssa Xu had an opportunity at net, shooting the puck from right in front of the goal, but she was stopped by Camel goalkeeper Devon Galizio. 

* In the third period, with 16:07 left, Casney Chesner, took a quick one-time shot right in front of the Mammoths' goal, but she shot just wide right. 

* With 3:08 left Sydney Cresta, receiving the puck from a pass from high left, shot from just right of the goal, but was stopped by Stott who dove out to cover the puck.

* With 1:33 left the Camels pulled Galizio from the net in a last-ditch effort to tie the score. Kylie McCarthy took a slap shot blocked and was blocked by Reynolds. 

* With 21 seconds left, Glennon intercepted the puck sending it down the ice scoring the Mammoth's second goal. 

* With 5 seconds left Mary Thompson scored again on the empty net making the score 3-0.

BY THE NUMBERS:

* The Mammoths outshot the Camels 15-12 in the first period and 21-16 in the third, and the Camels outshot the Mammoths 14-12 in the second period. 

* The Camels won 38 of 69 face-offs, with Cresta winning 14.

* Both teams were whistled for 4 penalties, both going 0-4 on power plays.

* Stott made 33 saves and Galizio made 28.